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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
TRIBUTES OF BLOOD
DEMANDED BY THE IRON MONSTER
OF THE RAILWAY.

Five Trainmen Sacrificed on the Mill
waukee & st. Paula Wreck on the
Fort Wayne Results in a Terrific Ex-
pIosion and Further Fataiities-Father
and Son Crushed on the 1. & st. l.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept 20-The most dis
astrous and fatal railroad accident that has
occurred in this vicinity for years took place
Monday morning at 7:a5 on the Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railroad, two miles
north Of Dubuque. Two passenger trains
eollided ON the curve around Eagle Point, by
which the two engineers and one fireman were
instantly killed, the other fireman and
brakeman dying during the fOrenoon-in all
five persons
The killed are: Charles FaIes, of Dubuque,
engineer of south bound train; instantly
killed. Arm Richmond, his fireman, also
killed outright Elmer Winchester. OF Du-
buque, engineer north bound train, was living
when picked out of the wreck, with left leg
cut off right leg broken, skull broken, and
face horribly mutilated He was conveyed
home, where he died a few minutes later
Cummings, Of Dubuque, fireman on Win
chester's engine, had both legs broken and
head horribly mangled; he died
about noon John Penerty. Mil
waukee brakeman, instantly killed
The following are among the injured: j.
O'Brien, Dubuque, express messenger on
south-hound train; injured in groin and hip
His recovery doubtful Robert Mumma,
Dubuque, brakeman; injured internally, pos
sibly seriously. Richard Wright, Holy Cross,
passenger on south bound train; badly in
jured in spine, shoulders, right thigh and an
kle, M l.. Sweeny, Holy Gross, passenger,
hand injured. Mrs Corney, of Turkey River,
jumped from the train down the embank-
ment distance thirty feet, and escaped I'M
hurt
None OF the passengers We're injured he
yond few bruises, except Richard Wright,
of Holy Cross, who was coming to Dubuque
He was injured in the back, but not serious
ly. The two engines were badly wrecked,
and were thrown into shapeless mass
The cause of the accident is charged up to
the train dispatcher at LaCruSse The place
where the accident occurred was at Eagle
Point, one of the sharpeSt curves in the road,
and where all trains have to whistle and slow
up. Mon lay morning there was a heavy
fog. The south-bound train was moving at
good speed, and the engines could not be seen
until within fifty feet of each other, and too
late for either engineers or firemen 10 jump
The loss to the railroad company on rolling
stock will fall little short of 500. 600 beside
liability to the injured and relatives of the
unfortunate employees Both engineers had
been in the employ of the company for
nearly twenty years, and both were regarded
as exceptionally reliable The feeling
against the railroad company is very intense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
JOHN BULL VENTS HIS WRATH
On the Occasion of Sporting Disappoint'
ment-A Hot Riot

ment-A Hot Riot.
LONDON, Sept 20.-A sprint race at Lii
lie bridge Monday was the scene of a most
disgraceful riot Gent and Hutchins were
announced to run a race of 100 yards for a
purse of f2D. The grounds were crowded
with thousands of spectators who were enthu-
siastic and bets were flying around in live
ly manner before the race
When the time came for the runners to
start both men appeared, but it seems that
Gent had failed to run well at private trial
held in the morning. and his hackers at, the
last moment forbade his running This
was announced to the spectators,
and Hutchins was given the stakes
This saved the heavy betters who were
backing Gent The spectators were disguised,
but when the owners of the grounds refused
TO return the entrance money to them their
Indignation knew no bounds, and directly a
riot began. Many of the people were from
the provinces, and were doubly enraged at
losing both their fares to the place and the
money they had paid to witness the race also
They began by demolishing the ratings about
the stands and ring They then continued
their attack and partially demolished two
grand stands, a dancing pavilion and large
assembly hall, which they set on fire. After
collecting the debris they had made they
piled it all up in six large heaps and set them
on fire Upon this excited by the destruction
they had already accomplished, they
fired several wooden outbuildings and
the ratings near the railroad, and
very nearly set fire to Brompton station.
They then looted liquor saloons, bombarded
windows and played havoc generally. When
the police and fremen charged upon them
they returned the charge with both full and
empty bottles from the saloons. A number
of the rioters had a struggle with the rail
road inspector, who dropped dead, overcome
by excitement The firemen turned stream
of water on the rioters, but it was Of nc
effect, and the mob held possession of the
saloons and surroundings for three hours.
When the police was greatly reinforced and
were ready for another charge the crowd dis
persed A great amount of damage was done,
and the cost to the owners of the grounds
will be enormous
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
MURDERED BY THE SHERIFF.
An FXeitable Official in Maine shoots q
IramD % Death.

BANGOR, Me, Sept 2U-The buildings OF
George 5. Stevenson, of Clinton, Me-, were
destroyed by fire on the night of the Eth
Suspicion rested on five tramps four men
and woman. The woman two days after
the fire was taken sick, and remained at
house in Burnham. The woman made con
fession that she and four men stopped in the
barn the night it was burned and that lightning
a pipe set fire to the barn, and they made NJ
effort to eVtinguiSh it Sunday morning
Stevenson, owner Of the burned buildings
who is also a sheriff with constable of
Burnham, stated in pursuit of the tramps,
and tracked two OF them to the aims house
in Carmel They found the men in the aims,
house. and it is stated that without a word
Stevenson opened fire with two revolvers. He
fired five or SIX shots, two of which took eff
fecl in one of the tramps probably fatally
injuring him. The wounded man gives hi.
name as Frank COnlon, of Pawtucket, R l.
Stevenson ayers that the woman told him
that one of the trampS had a horse pisto
which he would not scruple to use, but 1t is
stated that Stevenson was very much excited,
and had pistol in each hand before entering
the house. Many think the shooting was un.
justfiable. No arms were found on the
trap1,,s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

LEANENwoRTH Sept 20.-In a habeas
corpus case in the district court here Monday
Judge Crozier delivered an oral opinion de
claring unconstitutional the law giving the
governor power to appoint police commits.
sioners, police and judges He declared the
law gave discretionary power of punish
ment which had not been known
before in the history of the United
States. He bad searched everywhere faith
fully and earnestly, but could find no prece-
dent Proceedings are to be instituted here
at once to Gust the entire police force Judge
Hunter and Marshal Roberts under this rul-
ing The law was passed by the last Iegisla.
ture for the purpose of breaking up the liquor
traffic If the decision is sustained 1t will
nulhfy the prohibition law practically.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 90-The comp
troller of the currency has just prepared an
abstract of the reports of the 3,0I4 national
banks Of the country, showing their condi
ton at the close of business on the lst day OF
August past Among the principal items Of
resource are the following: Loans and dis
counts, sl,553, 767, 437: United States
bonds to secure circulation, SlSS, =
9S2, go; due from state, banks and
bankers, $50, e64, 80; gold coin, s74'0gi, 4}9;
gold treasury certificates 81, 274, $40; silver
coin s., l56, 35l; silver certificates, 1856, 47]:
legal tender notes, $74, 49,, 342. On the other
side among the liabilities of the banks are
found: Capital stock paid in, S571, 6iS, sl1;
national bank notes outstanding. Sl66, 62j,
65S; individual deposits, 81, 2S5. 075, g7s; due
to state banks and bankers, Sl13 COS, 59S;
surplus fund, si72, 35I; other undivided
profits So gg1 32S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
THE BUsTLE's WE'RE LOADED. -
How the Ladies' Utilize the Latest "Dress
Improyer"

Improver."
New YORK, Sept 20-The latest use the
hustle has been put to is causing more women
to tear their etaphorically-than its
difficulty of management has ever done La
dies coming from Europe are utilizing it as a
receptacle for struggled articles, and this has
gone to such an extent that extra women in
spectors have been employed at the custom
house here. Every day valuable
seizures are made Monday when the
cabin passengers were being landed,
inspectors Malvin S. Wilson and Cynthia M.
Westover decided that the Misses Evans,
Charlotte Weinmann, and Mrs. s. II. har-
bridge, who arrived respectively on the
Rhynland and the Trave, wore altogether toe
large bustles. Brides were declined, and the
wearers were invited into the private exam
nation rooms on the wharves In the bustles
of the Misses Evans were fifty-five yards OF
silk, a gold watch, and gold bracelet In
the bustles of Mrs. Harbridges and Miss Vein
man were two meerSchaum pipes and one
cherry wood pipe, fourteen yards of silk,
thirteen wards of velvet and thirteen yards OF
satin, three silk shawls, sixteen yards OF silk,
and fifty yards of linen. No mention was
made of these goods in the declaration of the
fair ones and Uncle Sam seized them. Other
seizures made in the same way were twelve
linen sheets, six tableclOths, one needle case
thirty-six linen napkins, twelve towels, one
pocket book, seventy two linen handkerchlefs
one card-case and seven pieces of ribbon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

Last year there was a railway accident at
Monte Carlo. This was pointed out To he
special judgment against gambling. 1t is
somewhat against tins special Judgment doe
trlne that Monte Carlo seems to have been
almost the only place on the Riviera that was
not injured by the earthquake, while in one
place, where the people flocked into the
church the roof fell on them This immunity
from danger at Monte Carlo seems to have
arisen from the place being built upon rock
There is the same formation at Nillefranche,
and the circuit of the bay entirely escaped,
not tea cup being being broken. London
Truth
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

BISMARCK, Oak, Sept 20.-Bishop Walker,
of the Indian commission, who recently re-
turned from visit to Standing Rock, had 8
consultation with the Indians, and a very in
teresting question was discussed. Chief eau
did most of the pointed talking. The Indian,
complain that the boundary lines of the reser
walton are not well defined, and hope
that they may be fixed, and the In
dians permitted to built mounds
the entire distance so that the
whites will not trespass. They also complain
that the food given by the government i,
musty, and for this they blame the Inspector
not the agent They oppose the Dawes bill
and say they do not want land dealt out tC
them in severalty, bGt want to know how
much land they have aud control it as they
see fit Gaul discountenanced many of the
Indians remarks, and said they talked hike
boys but endorsed all complaints hereir
enumerated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

KANSAS CITY, Sept Ca long and secret
conference was held here Monday between
President Nimick and Manager Phillips, OF
the Pittsburg Base Ball club; Mr. Won Del
Ahe, of st. Louis, and President Menges, Of
the Northwestern league. The union of tn,
Western and Northwestern leagues it is be-
leved, was one of the subjects discussed
Rumor has it that the Pittsburg club may IN
transferred to this city. Won Der Abe has
for several years wanted to get an interest in
first-class club in this city, as he considers
1t good ball town.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept Cool n H.
r. Dawson, commissioner of education. ar.
rived in Washington Sunday from Alaska
where he went TO investigate the question of
Indian education, and inspect the schools eS-
tablished and those about to be established in
that far-of country by the United State
government He reports great progress in
the work of civili2ng and educating the
Indians, AT Sitka there are two
United States government schools, one
Presbyterian mission and one Russian
school The native Alaskans are very docie
and sharp witted, and the children learn
rapidly Col Dawson says that Alaska /.
a superb country, and only needs developing
There are already great many salmon can
ming industries, and three or four GOLD mines
worked by syndicates, which are realizing
splendid fortunes for the investors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE

TIE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE
Minneapolis
this dally
St
of
obnb all principal Ticket Offices the
r. r. CABLE. { ST. JOHN E. A. H0LBR00K
Genl ht Pass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

Mr. BLAINE is reported to have said
that he wouldn't acrept the presidency as
gift. Mr.. Blaines friends will keep on
with that kind Of excessive coyness and
modesty until they ruin their favorite's
chances, The presidency is not exactly
to be sneezed A.. and il is well to have
that fact understood
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

SALTWATER Mimi, Sept 20-Tbe pre-
limiGary trial of. John. F Roney, a rather
prominent and well known citizen of this
city upon the charge of attempted incest
with his 13-year old daughter Josie, came uI
for hearing III the police court Monday morn
ing, and was disposed of by Roney waving
examination and being bound over to the
grand Jury in the sum of 81 200 Dr. J. C.
Rhodes, an old man who is accredited in an
other case with having had improper rela-
tons with Knney's ID year -oid daughter Ida,
went on Roney's bond Josie has promised
10 testify against her father.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

CHICAGO, Sept. 20 Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler, OF Massachusetts,, was in the city
Monday. He was accompanied by his aged
negro servitor and large green bag filled
with legal documents He was on his way
to st Louis where he will argue an i'm
portant patent case, the merits and title OF
which he positively declined to disclose
When asked to give an opinion on the An
archist case he stood OFF, the inquirer with
the remark that IF they were my clients
ought not TO talk about their eases, but if
they are not my clients | don't know any
thing about il y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
FERvENT ANARCHIST APPEAL.
Savage Denuneiation of the Court Which
Condemned the Anarchists.

condemned the Anarchists
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept Ca circular,
which is dated New York and now pub
lished both in German and English, was dis
tributed very quietly Monday by the An
archists. calling on the workingmen to pre-
vent the hanging of the condemned Anarch-
lists at Chicago It is addressed TO the work
ingmen of the United States and North Amer.
lea, and says: "You have heard the supreme
court decision in the Chicago Anarchist trial
1t strikes like thunderbolt in the heart of
every free man. The judges who have af-
firmed the sentence stand on a level with
the notorious police band of Capt Bonfield
with the barbarous prosecutor Ebersold,
with the monumental neriurer Shaack with
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

BRAINERD D. T, Sept 20-Heavy forest
fires are raging southwest of this place, and
already some 400 or 500 tons of bay have
been consumed. Grow Wing prairie is en-
tirely burned over, and the fires are raging
with undated fury. The city council has
hired forty men to go to the front and fight
the fire, as it is feared that much damage to
farmers viii be the result.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

While the ear must take pleasure in the
congratulations that have poured in upon
him over his recent escape from assassination,
we may be sure that he does not find in
his good fortune an augury of future escapes
His father survived four attempts to take
his life-one being made by Zaragazoff, in
1896, at st. Petersburg; a second by Bere.
rhovsky the following year at Paris: the
third by Solovieif, in 1878, at ST Petersburg,
the fourth occurring soon after al Moscow
Yet all these were to end in his falling a
victim to the aSsasSin's bomb in March, 1851,
In like manner the present car must recog.
nize only too well that the revival of plots to
kill him means also their repetition at con.
venient times, and with all the devices which
modern science puts at the command Of the
Nilnlist, Ii would not be surprising TO find
another attempt made as caution i'll the pub
lie appearances of the emperor is a little
relaxed. Gar Alexander III cIings to his
despotic traditions, but be is carrying on the
business of autocracv under serious dis.
advantages -New York Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

Brooklyn, n Y, Sept 20-An east
bound train on the elevated railroad Monday
evening ran into wild engine ahead of it,
which in turn ran INTO the rear of train
ahead of it. Edward Cooper fireman of the
the first engine, had his leg fractured, and
was badly scalded Conductor Henry Belden,
of that train, had his arm broken Several
passengers of the forward train were bruised
and cut. The rolling stock was badly smashed
up. The responsibility for the accident ha
not vet been fixed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept 20.-The trial Of
Sylvester Granda, better known as BIS
marck,' a co-defendant in the Haddock muir.
der case, has been indefinitely continued, as
has that of all the defendants except the
chief one The second trial of John Arens
dorf has been assigned for Nov II With
the verdict rendered in the case of Munich
rath was a recommendation for mercy, whict
was overlooked at the time the jury wa,
poIled. 1t is thought that the court sentence
in his case will not exceed three years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

PARIS, Sept 2o The chamber of deputies
opened Monday evening. Premier Rouvier
delivered political drcourse before the
chamber, in which he replied to the manifesto
Of Connie DE Paris The Extremists carried
out the programme thef had arranged, and
introduced then proposition to expel from
France all Orleanlst- and Bonapartlst
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

In the broad sense cautiously OBJ
serves the Kansas City Journal. Mr..
Blaine did not suffer in the estimation of
the people by reason Of his defeat" Of
course not, the people had acquired a
pretty thorough knowledge of Mr..
Blaine some time previous to that event
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

AprnPos of rats Liverpool paper relates
an incident in connection with wre4.k off the
Cornish coast. The captain WAS the last to
leave the ship, and as he dropped into the
life boat rat ran along the rope and laid
hold OF the captains collar, and the captain
turned round and, noticing with what ter,
aclty the raj held on. said: poor d, like
myself you are making an effort for dear life
come along, and both were safey landed. -
Chicago Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.


CHICAGO, Sept 2O-FolIowing is the
league base ball record for Monday: Al
Plttsburg York 5, Pttsburg 3; at De
troit-Phiatelphia 10, Detroit l; at Chica. c
-Chiclgo 8 Washington 0; at indianapolis
indianapolis 10, Boston 9
American association: At Cincinnati
Cincinnati ., Louisville / at Philadelphia
Athletic 5, Metropolitan 4 at Baltimore
Baltimore IL, Brooklyn s.
Northwestern league: At Oshkosh-St.
Paul ), Oshkosh s; at Des Moines-( first
game Eau Claire s, Des MONIES 3; second
gamej Eau Claire 4, Des Moines =
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
VIM. Waiter Phelps on Blame.

New York, Sept ga Washington re.
porter of The World interviewed William
Walter Phelps Sunday in regard 10 the state
ment recently made that he had tried to get
the Republican convention at Saratoga to in
dorse Blaine. Being asked if there was any
truth to the story, he declared there was not.
Neither Blaine nor any of his friends wanted
it. He added that Blaine did not want the
nomination in 1888, and that his friends were
doing absolutely nothing to secure his nomi-
nation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 20 "A duel was
fought Monday between Gen. Roscha and
Gen Gayon. Gayon was shot in the breast
and is dying The duel grew out of charge
by Roscha that Gayon was a traitor at the
Time OF Macmillan and a duel has been ar
raheen Tor wednesday between Gen. Naranio
ane Zen fradiiia, who were seconds i'm Mon
aay duel Other duels growing ont - ta1,
ma1niiian controversy are expected. '"e
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

ToLFDo, Ohio, Sept ~ - Monday evening
as lake tughnat Pathfinder was crossing the
head OF Lake Erie en- route from DelI oft to
Toledo, John German, the fireman, accident
ally fell into the crankplt and was crushed to
death His mangled remains were brought
to this city for burial. 1t is not known ex
actly how the accident occurred, as no one
WINS nenr at the time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 20-Edmund G.
Ross, the governor of New Mexico, in his an
nual report states that the increase in popuIa-
ton the last two years has been about "A 600
At the present rate the census of 1890 will
show population of not less than 200, 600
The rate OF taxation for all purposes is less
than . per cent, and the territory is falling
into debt, a condition which can only be
corrected by congressional sanction in a
special session of the territorial legislature
convened for that purpose
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

P. D. ARMOUR has just founded an
other mission in Chicago with T3oO,OoO
II is for children and comprises a school,
kindergarten and disprnsary One thou
sand poor children are on the rolls of the
mission.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

FINDLAY, Ohio, Sept GA Lima, Ohio
special says: Fire broke out Monday even
ing in the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
shops, and the boiler shop, woodworking
shop, blacksmith shop, Office buildings and
their contents were totally destroyed. The
loss will foot up nearly $50, 0OO About 2OG
men are thrown out of work by the fra
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

Capt. McMickan, of the Umb1ia, went
into the port of New York for the 400th
time. Seven hundred and ninety nine
voyages across the Atlantic, nine trips to
India and ten to Mediterranean ports have
carried the veteran captain over nearly
1900, 900 miles of water Orleans
Times Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

Mt. CARMEL, Pa, Sept. 20-The Union
Coal and Mineral collieries at Hickory Ridge,
Hickory swamp the Pennsylvania collieries,
and Davis & Co.'S collieries, New Castle,
have compromised with the strikers on q
basis of $ per cent advance in wages.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 20-The Nationa
association of railroad switchmen convened
in this city Monday. Fifty-three delegates
coming from forty Important railroad
centers, each representing 100 or fraction OF
100 members, constitute the convention. Elk
Governor Porter addressed the association,
and an executive session was then held The
meeting will continue for several days.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

CINCINNATI Sept. 20-The George Weber
brewing company, of McMicken avenue
made an assignment Monday morning t.
Adolph and W R Thrall Their liabilitie.
are estimated at $4,000, and assets Al
1880 900